Wtf happened to human society?

Is it just me or are we watching society just devolve into a dystopian capitalist free for all circus? - We've got an incoming president trying to profit off his popularity by launching his own meme coin. - We've got billionaires trying to toss their employees to the curb and replace them with AI. - We've got a big climate change crisis knocking on our doors and our main focus is to profit off the newly thawed Arctic passages and Greenland's natural resources. - We've got billionaires openly buying out the president with their donations and gaining powerful positions in government and potentially winning lucrative government deals at taxpayers' expense. - The character flaws of some of the most powerful people in the world frankly scare me.

What's happening to human decency, especially at the highest levels, where it matters the most? Is this the new normal?

EDIT: I appreciate all the insights many of you have given. I didn't intend for this to be a political post although it certainly could be read that way. It was more so intended to reflect my frustration with the current system we've got, where the Uber rich and corporate interests supersede the needs of average people. I understand political influence being bought out is not a new thing but I expected a strong democracy to have more checks, balances and a lot fewer loopholes.

Some things I have learned: - Powerful humans trying to control the rest of us has always been a thing. - thanks to all the information available to the public, it is more difficult for politicians to hide any unsavory activities, it is our duty to hold them more accountable regardless of our political affiliations. Don't give them a free pass. After all they supposed to be our LEADERS and should be held to a higher standard than a teenager! (oh that's just who he is... he doesn't mean anything by it) - the post war period of the 20th century was a blip in history where we attempted mask our indecency with flowery rhetoric about equality and opportunity for all, followed by some action, but that may be coming to an end now. - the last 80 years have been a period of prosperity for more humans than ever, regardless of all the nonsense going on around us. - capitalism is the best economic system we've come up with so far but it must not be allowed to run amok since it is inherently inefficient, causing wealth and power to accumulate with a small group of people. - USA does not equal Humanity...my bad. - too much social media is bad for you.